The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

The Most Dangerous Game

Richard Connell

48 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Description

The Most Dangerous Game features a big-game hunter from New York who becomes shipwrecked on an isolated island in the Caribbean and is hunted by a Russian aristocrat.

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Moods

dark 81%
adventurous 68%
tense 66%
mysterious 50%
challenging 12%
reflective 12%
sad 2%
funny 1%

Pace

fast 88%
medium 8%
slow 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 52% | A mix: 31% | Character: 14% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 79% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

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